Photo ID: 109119 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 13, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sphinx to Desert Emery County, UT 484 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) BNSF Highball Desert! BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest crosses the bridge at MP 566.93, kicking up dust as it moves along at 60 MPH. The train approaches a clear (green) signal at the east end of the siding of Desert. A siding that currently cannot be used for meets as it is filled with cars in storage. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109118 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 13, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sagers to Thompson Grand County, UT 540 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) BNSF Making its way through the S-Curve east of Thompson, four BNSF units lead a Denver-Provo manifest through the Utah desert. The train met the eastbound Zephyr at Cisco, but will not meet another train before reaching two main tracks at Helper. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109117 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 13, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sagers to Thompson Grand County, UT 449 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) BNSF Not far from the relative ghost town of Thompson, UT, this westbound BNSF Denver-Provo skirts along Book Cliffs in a relatively green desert. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109055 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 405 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest, the near-daily manifest BNSF runs over the Moffat, sits idly in the siding at Leyden. BNSF's 31st Street Yard had no room for the train, so it was tied down in the siding here. A BNSF crew will be dispatched to retrieve it once room opens up. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109048 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 421 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of GEs leads BNSF's Provo-Denver into Tunnel 1 just east of Plain. You can see all the earth churn in the background as part of the construction of the new housing development called Canyon Pines. No construction on houses has started just yet as the landscaping and roads are still under construction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109047 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 400 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This eastbound BNSF manifest is knocking down a clear (green) signal at the east end of Plain. The siding at Plain is currently occupied by maintenance of way equipment at the west end. Not ideal as it is the only siding over 6,000 feet long between Rocky and Cliff. In the distance and slightly to the right in the frame, you can clearly see the east portal of Tunnel 4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109046 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rainbow Cut Arvada, CO 441 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The head end of this BNSF manifest rolls through the colorful curve at Rainbow Cut as the back half of the train is visible in the distance at the west end of Plain. Rainbow Cut is appropriately named, as you can seeing various colors of the rainbow, ranging from reds to oranges to blues to purples. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109045 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS025 (West Plain) Jefferson County, CO 479 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF In this shot, you can see from the head end of this manifest on the main at Plain on the left, all the way back to near the tail end at Tunnel 4 on the right. Despite having clear (green) signals coming down the Tunnel District, the crew was surprised to find a red signal at the west end of Plain when they emerged from Tunnel 2. The engineer put the train in emergency and toned the dispatcher. It appears it was an issue with PTC/CTC. Both ends of Plain were showing as "out of correspondence". The train recovered its air and continue east. While it did technically run through the red signal, there was zero advanced warning that the signal would be red, and the crew responded as best they could, acting in exactly the correct manner. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109044 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Gilpin County, CO 421 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After meeting the Rocky Mountaineer at Cliff, this eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver is back on the move and crossing South Boulder Creek just west of Tunnel 29. It is a perfect Spring morning for a little chasing in the Colorado High Country! We are right around 8,000 feet above sea level here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109014 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Barr Brighton, CO 570 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Not too far east of the east switch of Barr, BNSF's Brush Sub traces the western edge of man-made Barr Lake. Passing by the lake is a pair of GEs leading BNSF's Lincoln, NE to Denver, CO manifest. The two units have just under 60 cars in tow. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109012 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Commerce City, CO 605 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A train made up of short covered hoppers sits tied down in the siding at Barr. The "special" unit train was delivered to the BNSF by Canadian National in Enola, IL. It is currently awaiting a recrew to take the train to Ft Collins, its final destination (at least on BNSF). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109011 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 545 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A pair of SD70ACes lead a power river coal load east on the main track at Irondale. While coal has all but disappeared from the Moffat, coal is still flowing regularly from the power river in Wyoming, down the Brush Sub to the Joint Line. Upon reaching Denver, this southbound train will tie down at South Denver to wait for a recrew. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108985 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah Junction Denver, CO 512 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Even though it may not be leading, it is always great to catch a Warbonnet on a train in 2023! BNSF 736 has actually stood the test of time pretty well, considering how faded some of the units now are. The unit came down on the Front Range Sub early this morning, second out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108984 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah Junction Denver, CO 543 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF manifest, coming off of the Front Range Sub, crosses the UP Belt Industrial Lead at Utah Junction. A Warbonnet happens to be second out on the elephant-style manifest as it arrives in Denver. Note the slew of center beam flats UP has stored in the storage yard at North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108954 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 402 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak, BNSF The westbound Zephyr typically leaves Denver during the morning hours and is generally backlit from the morning sun. So when the Zephyr is running late, there is a chance the sun will be far enough to the west for some front lighting. Ironically, on this day, the Zephyr was so late (at over seven hours), the train was already in the shadows of the mountains by the time it reached Big Ten Loop! A BNSF ES44C4 leads the train west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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